OtagoSouthland

Welcome to this workshop on using Web2.0 tools!

Greg Carroll
gregc@outram.school.nz
skype - gregc5
iChat - gregc5@mac.com
headsets= Glenn Dixon at Sitech ... 0800 600 107
www.ted.com - for the TED talks videos.

The aims of this workshop are for participants to:

1. Have an understanding of what Web2.0 (web two point oh) is and means
2. Create and begin using accounts for:
- Themselves as professional learning tools
- Getting things done
- Their classroom/centre

Definition

Web2.0 is about collaboration, connection and co-creation of knowledge.
as an example ..... Web1.0 Encarta (the CD) ..... Web2.0 Wikipedia
RSS explained in this blog entry and as a short video here

Professional Learning Tools

1. Aggregators - Bloglines for blogs
. - iTunes for audio and video - podcasts in particular
2. Del.icio.us - "on-line, searchable bookmarks"
3. Blogs - as a reflective tool and for creating networks of learners (Greg's Blog - a classroom one with Y2/3 children). http://allanahk.edublogs.org/ for a teachers blog
www.blog.com
www.learnerblogs.com
www.edublogs.com

4. Wikis - as a tool for collaboration, knowledge sharing, etc. MINE (jotlive, writeboard, gliffy, as other 'specific use' tools)
wikis for teachers is an advertising free site for education.
5. Flickr - photo and image sharing

Also check out www.nzedublogs.wikispaces.com for a good list of NZ people using blogs, wikis, etc.

schools and classes using multiple tools:
http://pinehill.schoolzone.net.nz/Home.html
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=70735
http://www.moturoa.blogspot.com/

Creating a professional learning environment using Web2.0 tools

This website has a lot of good tools and information on these tools as well.